About the Author

Dr. Peter Fox-Penner, Principal and Chairman of The Brattle Group, a twenty-year old economic consulting firm with offices in Cambridge, Washington, San Francisco, London, Madrid and Rome. In addition to his management duties, he is an internationally recognized authority on energy and electric power industry issues. His background includes service as a senior official in the U.S. Department of Energy and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as well as staff positions in the Illinois Governor’s office. Currently he is on the advisory boards of GridPoint, Enviance, and the board of directors of the Solar Foundation and LRI. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the business school at the University of Chicago and M.S. and B.S. degrees in engineering from the University of Illinois.